Patient's question:
Hello Doctor:I am 24 years old this year, and I am getting married soon. However, my menstruation has been irregular. Now, it comes only once every three or four months. This year, it arrived on January 26, March 11, August 15, and October 7. Only on October 7 did it come on its own. The previous times on January 26 and March 11, I took Clomiphene and Progesterone to induce it. On August 15, it came after I started taking "White Phoenix Chicken and White Peony Root" on July 18. After October 7, it has not come yet.
In December 2004, I had a blood test for endocrine at Changning Maternal and Child Health Hospital. The report showed that all hormone levels were in the follicular phase.
Doctor's answer:
Hello, this is referred to as "Menstruation Delayed" in traditional Chinese medicine theory:Menstruation Delayed refers to a delay of 7 days or more, or even 40-50 days or more, and is also known as "Delayed Menstruation." It is divided into: blood deficiency, blood cold, deficiency-cold, and qi stagnation.
Blood Cold Syndrome:
Clinical characteristics: Delayed menstruation, reduced amount, dark color with clots.
General symptoms: Cold pain in the lower abdomen, pain alleviates with warmth, aversion to cold, cold limbs, white tongue, and deep, tight pulse.
Treatment method: Warming the channels, dispelling cold, and regulating menstruation.
Prescription: Warming the Channels Decoction.
Deficiency-Cold Syndrome:
Clinical characteristics: Delayed menstruation, reduced amount, pale red color, thin and watery texture, without clots.
General symptoms: pain in the lower abdomen, preference for warmth and pressure, lower back soreness and weakness, clear and long urination, loose and watery stools, pale tongue with white coating, and deep, slow or weak pulse.
Treatment method: Supporting yang, dispelling cold, and regulating menstruation.
Prescription: Ai Fu Nu Gong Wan.
Blood Deficiency Syndrome:
Clinical characteristics: Delayed menstruation, reduced amount, without clots.
General symptoms: Empty pain in the lower abdomen, dizziness and blurred vision, pale or sallow complexion, pale pink tongue with a thin, weak pulse.
Treatment method:.
Prescription: Da Bu Yuan Jiao.
Qi Stagnation Syndrome:
Clinical characteristics: Delayed menstruation, reduced amount, dark red color with small clots.
General symptoms: Distension in the lower abdomen, or pain in the chest, abdomen, both sides of the waist, and breasts, normal tongue coating, and wiry pulse.
Treatment method: Harmonizing qi and regulating menstruation.
Prescription: Wu Yao Tang.
However, traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes syndrome differentiation and treatment. It is best to consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner for diagnosis, combining the four diagnostic methods (inspection, auscultation/olfaction, inquiry, and palpation) to prescribe the correct medication for effective treatment. Wishing you a speedy recovery!